WEST END COMMUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM EMERGENCY SIREN

Residents and visitors in West End, Tortola will be better prepared for emergencies after the installation of a new early warning siren at the West End Community Centre. Nearby residents may hear brief testing of the unit on installation day Tuesday, November 23. Residents should expect the unit to sound for one minute as part … Continued

NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IDENTIFIED AT RECENT PUBLIC EVENTS

GIS The Ministry of Health and Social Development has confirmed that positive cases of COVID-19 attended the: Fish Fete on Saturday, 13th November, 2021 held on the Festival Grounds Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society Induction Ceremony on Monday, 15th November, 2021 at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College The Ministry is asking all persons that attended the … Continued

PFIZER COVID-19 PILL COULD BE PRODUCED IN GUYANA

Guyana is open to the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, once it receives approval, and private sector pharmaceutical companies could possibly manufacture it here. Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said Pfizer has signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) patent production office allowing countries to use its technology to manufacture … Continued

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ADDRESSED IN 2022 BUDGET

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that 32.73 percent of the development budget has been allocated to the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities as Government focusses on major construction projects to stimulate economic activity and create jobs during this COVID-19 period. The Premier while delivering the 2022 Budget Address added that a … Continued

PREMIER FAHIE SAYS ENTREPRENEURSHIP GROWING IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

The Virgin Islands has experienced a noticeable increase in entrepreneurial activity during the past several months of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, and can look forward to this trend continuing in 2022. This was revealed by Premier and Minister of Finance Honorable Andrew A. Fahie, during the 2022 Budget Address in the House of Assembly on 11 November, … Continued

HISTORY MADE YET AGAIN AT BOUGAINVILLEA CLINIC AS TEAM PERFORMS FIRST CASE OF OPEN HEART SURGERY IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

The Bougainvillea Clinic is celebrating another historic occasion as the team successfully performed its first open heart surgery on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. This would also mark the first of its kind in the English speaking Eastern Caribbean with the exclusion of Barbados and St Croix. The patient, notably young in age, underwent replacement of … Continued

GOVERNMENT TO RE-ESTABLISH CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT

Premier and Minister of Finance, Honorable Andrew A. Fahie has said that steps have been taken for the re-establishment of the Civil Aviation Department in the Virgin Islands. Premier Fahie while delivering his 2022 Budget Address said one of the benefits of this move is to allow individuals to be able to register their aircraft in the … Continued

SINT MAARTEN: MAN ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING HIS MOTHER

The Sint Maarten Police Force has expressed concern over the continuing number of reports of domestic and family violence on the island.   On November 13, police said they responded to an ill-treatment case and found that a young man had punched his mother a couple of times, after questioning him regarding the theft of cash from her handbag. The suspect was later … Continued

GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO INTRODUCE MANGROVE BANK

Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent Wheatley has said that the Government of the Virgin Islands will be upscaling the mangrove nursery to a mangrove bank as it seeks to benefit from and participate in the blue carbon market. Honourable Wheatley made the announcement following his return to the Territory after attending … Continued